Cypress Capital Group Sells 2,182 Shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA)

Cypress Capital Group reduced its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 21.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,182 shares during the quarter. Cypress Capital Group’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $588,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Armor Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Armor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Landmark Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 3,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $945,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meritage Portfolio Management increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management now owns 3,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. 79.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EFA opened at $84.43 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.80. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.91 and a fifty-two week high of $84.57. The firm has a market cap of $59.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.57 and a beta of 0.87.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF Profile

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, MSCI EAFE Index (the Index). The Index has been developed by MSCI Inc as an equity benchmark for its international stock performance.